Blog 7: Research

There are many great topics to discuss in the media, whether they be about controversial issues or topics that influence the society. The main topic that I have focused on is how the media exaggerates news stories for different purposes. In the media today there are a couple of headlines that seemed overwhelmed because they have not yet caused damage, or do not have any meaning whatsoever. The main reason why this publicity has gotten over handled is because the media is trying to cover something up. The important news is getting hidden because the media wants to create a false hope for society and keep this nation under control. These past months, the US has suffered an economic break down but instead of getting the full story, we see people focusing on other things that have no significance such as what kind of puppy is living in the white house. Swine flu has also taken up most of the news coverage in the world. Some people debate on how important this issue is because it hasn’t even killed more than 5 people in this country in the past month. The value of these issues should be controlled by the media and they should only give us what we need to hear not what we want to hear. Even though the media tries to hide stuff from us, we need to find the truth ourselves by watching news that are not controlled by mass conglomerates such as fox and other news stations. Information is the key that will us become a better nation.